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大学思辨英语教程精读4电子版1、Can you give her some ______ ? [单选题] *A. advice(正确答案)B. suggestionC. advicesD. suggest2、This species has nearly （）because its habitat is being destroyed. [单选题] *A. used upB. died out(正确答案)C. gone upD. got rid of3、The Titanic is a nice film. I _______ it twice. [单选题] *A. sawB. seeC. have seen(正确答案)D. have saw4、As soon as he _______, he _______ to his family. [单选题] *A. arrived, writesB. arrived, writtenC. arrived, wrote(正确答案)D. arrives, write5、Its’time to go to bed. _______ your computer, please. [单选题] *A. Turn onB. Turn inC. Turn off(正确答案)D. Turn down6、pencil - box is beautiful. But ____ is more beautiful than ____. [单选题] *A. Tom's; my; heB. Tom's; mine; his(正确答案)C. Tom's; mine; himD. Tom's; my; his7、We can see ______ stars at night if it doesn’t rain. [单选题] *A. a thousand ofB. thousandsC. thousand ofD. thousands of(正确答案)8、--Jenny, what’s your favorite _______?? ? ? --like peaches best. [单选题] *A. fruit(正确答案)B. vegetablesC. drinkD. plants9、The black coal there shows a sharp（）white snow. [单选题] *A. contract withB. content withC. contact toD. contrast to(正确答案)10、The storybook is very ______. I’m very ______ in reading it. （）[单选题] *A. interesting; interested(正确答案)B. interested; interestingC. interested; interestedD. interesting; interesting11、Yesterday I _______ a book.It was very interesting. [单选题] *A. lookedB. read(正确答案)C. watchedD. saw12、Many of my classmates are working _______volunteers. [单选题] *A. as(正确答案)B. toC. atD. like13、On Easter children _______ eggs around the house. [单选题] *A. hunt for(正确答案)B. send forC. prepare forD. ask for14、Wang Dong usually gets up at 6:00 _______ he can catch the early school bus. [单选题] *A. as ifB. so that(正确答案)C. untilD. after15、If the trousers are too long, ask the clerk to bring you a shorter _____. [单选题] *A. suitB.setC.oneD.pair(正确答案)16、--Don’t _______ too late, or you will feel tired in class.--I won’t, Mum. [单选题] *A. call upB. wake upC. stay up(正确答案)D. get up17、_______ after dinner is good for our health. [单选题] *A. WalksB. Walking(正确答案)C. WalkedD. Walk18、—Would you like some milk?—Yes, just _____, please. [单选题] *A. a little(正确答案)B. littleC. a fewD. few19、74．In England people drive________. [单选题] *A．on the left(正确答案)B．in the leftC．on leftD．in left20、75．Why not________ for a walk? [单选题] *A．go out(正确答案)B．to go outC．going outD．goes out21、Either you or the president（）the prizes to these gifted winners at the meeting. [单选题] *A. is handing outB. are to hand outC. are handing outD. is to hand out(正确答案)22、The street was named _____ George Washington who led the American war for independence. [单选题] *A. fromB. withC. asD. after(正确答案)23、—Where ______ you ______ for your last winter holiday?—Paris. We had a great time. （）[单选题] *A. did; go(正确答案)B. do; goC. are; goingD. can; go24、While my mother _______ the supper, my father came back. [单选题] *A. cooksB. is cookingC. was cooking(正确答案)D. has cooked25、She found her wallet（）she lost it. [单选题] *A. where(正确答案)B. whenC. in whichD.that26、The beautiful sweater _______ me 30 dollars. [单选题] *A. spentB. paidC. cost(正确答案)D. took27、Then the speaker _____the various factors leading to the economic crisis. [单选题] *A.went onB.went afterC.went into(正确答案)D.went for28、The man lost his camera and he ______ it now.（）[单选题] *A. foundB. is findingC. is looking forD. looks for(正确答案)29、The language school started a new（）to help young learners with reading and writing. [单选题] *A. course(正确答案)B. designC. eventD. progress30、Simon does not（）his fellow workers because they often argue over trivial matters. [单选题] *A. get on with(正确答案)B. come up withC. do away withD. go on with。
Book 4Unit 1I.1.A2.D3.C4.A5.B6.DII.1.我进入寿险这一行，做得还算不错。
我有幸与几个最棒的寿险推销员一起被指任为一委员会会员。
一时间我吓得要命。
2. 一般的成功人士为了将来的收获，甘坐冷板凳且推迟享受。
反观诸多快速成功者，他们期望太多而且渴望一蹴而就。
当回报不能立刻兑现时，他们就变得灰心丧气，愁苦不堪。
3. 我一直在找寻那些有天赋、能自律的人。
然后培养他们的爱心和忠诚。
我招募他们，激励他们，每当我们取得什么成绩，我与他们一起分享荣誉。
4. 有一次，一场盛大的开幕典礼定于周末举行，而我们的大部分家具还在我们与批发商两地之间的卡车上，距这里有数天的车程，于是我们便到外面以零售价购买了价值5,000美元的货品，这样做吞噬了我们大部分的利润，可我们不能让建筑商失望。
5. 美国总统亚伯拉罕.林肯本可能被他貌似的平凡所击垮。
他出身贫寒，外表丑陋，然而却颇有建树，给世人眼中的“平凡”予新的涵义和尊严。
III.1.set their sights high, achieve their goals2.is little related to, university-educated fast-trackers, self-discipline3.overpowering ego, bring out the best in people4.broaden their knowledge base5.stick with, keep your wordUnit 2II.1. 等等！我不管谁把那块馅饼切成两块，但不论谁切，都得给另一方挑选的权力。
2．很多情况下，冲突双方的需求并非对立。
如果关注点从击败对方转向解决问题，那么每个人都能受益。
3．如果工会赢了，罢工期间损失的工资将超过争得的利益。
相反，由于罢工，资方的损失将超过为避免罢工而答应其要求的成本。
所以，罢工必两败俱伤。
4．相反，我们应该认识到我们真正的利益是互补的，进而彼此相同：“我们该怎样协作，使馅饼更大，大家分得的份额更多？”5 如果那卖主宽容和气，通情达理又富有同情心，他就该把价格谈到497美元，使那对夫妇得到快乐和满足。
KeysUnit 11. In the Frozen Waters of Qomolangma, I Learned the Value of Humility Comprehension Exercises1.Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B2. D3. A4. B2.Put the following into Chinese1．我在想，如果出现意外，那么我那冻僵的身体需要多长时间才能沉到4.2公里深的海底呢?我紧接着意识到，对于一个仅着一条泳裤、试图游完这象征性的1公里人来说，下水前还能有什么比这更糟的念头吗？我的内心深处在颤抖，感到非常恐惧。
2. 我在珠穆朗玛峰上学到了两个基本的经验教训，第一，过去有用的东西并不意味着今天一定有用。
第二，不同的挑战需要不同的心态去应对。
现在，无论我做什么事情，都要先问问自己我需要何种心态来成功地完成任务。
3. 我们已经以某种方式生存了如此之久，我们已经以某种方式消费了如此之久，我们已经以某种方式在地球上居住了如此之久，但这并不意味着，我们过去所做的决定今天依然正确。
4. 我在世界屋脊上的游泳改变了我，在一定程度上，我希望它证明一切皆有可能。
只要我们谨慎合作，我们就有可能进行谦逊的对话，并超越对话，付诸行动。
2. Taking Lessons from What Went WrongComprehension Exercises1.Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B2. A3. C4. C2.Put the following into Chinese1.他们说，灾难会带来惨痛的教训，因为在技术上取得成功的原因往往是随机的、不可见的，而造成某个失败的原因通常是可以被找到、被证明和被修复的，从而达到改进的目的。
新世纪大学英语阅读教程4 U1 Part1+Part2 文章翻译Unit 1 SuccessPart 1“普通人”是如何脱颖而出的1 在大学里，吉姆似乎是个典型的快速成功的人。
他不费什么力气就取得了好成绩，他的同学都认为他是“最有可能成功的人”。
毕业后，他可以自由选择各种工作。
2 吉姆加入了一家大型保险公司的销售部，一开始干得不错。
然而，他很快进入了平稳期，并转到了一家较小的公司，在那里他也达到了平稳期。
厌倦了销售，他尝试了销售管理。
同样的模式又出现了：他很受欢迎，被认为是个可以快速成功的人，但很快就像湿爆竹一样发出了嘶嘶声。
如今，他又在为另一家公司销售保险，并想知道自己为什么没有做得更好。
3 还有约瑟夫·达瑞格。
“我一直认为自己是个普通人，”达瑞格告诉我。
“我进入了人寿保险行业，并且做得还相当不错。
侥幸地，我进入了由业内几位最大的销售人员组成的委员会。
我非常害怕。
”4 然而，当达瑞格了解到这些有成就的人之后，他意识到：“他们和我一样都不是天才。
他们只是些志存高远的普通人。
然后找到实现目标的方法。
”他还意识到：“如果其他人都能有远大的梦想，我也能。
”如今，他拥有一家价值百万美元的公司，专门为员工提供福利。
5 为什么像达瑞格这样的普通人往往比像吉姆这样的人取得的成就要多的多？为了找出答案，我采访了190多名在工作中作为一名企业顾问的男性和女性。
这次非正式调查的结果证实了西奥多·罗斯福曾说过的话：“成功的普通人不是天才。
他只是一个拥有普通品质的人，但他把这些普通品质发展到了一个超出普通程度的程度。
”6 我认为那些出类拔萃的“普通人”：7 学会自律。
“成功并不需要天赋，”丹佛波特纪念医院的首席执行官坚持说，科罗拉多州因扭转了表现不佳的医院闻名。
“你只需要一大罐胶水。
你把一些涂在椅子上，一些涂在裤子上，然后坐下来，坚持做每一个项目，直到你做到你能做到的最好。
”8 普通的成功人士总是粘在椅子上，推迟快乐，收获未来的回报。
大学英语新思维XSW_B1U4-U6辅学XSW B1U4-U6导学B1U4 FriendsText AWords and expressions1.indispensable a. （to sb/sth）;(for sth/for doing sth) essential; absolutely necessary; tooimportant to be without 必需的；不可缺少的；不可或缺的Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.汽车已成了我们生活中比不可少的一部分。
She made herself indispensable to the department.她成为了这个部门不可缺少的一份子。
A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.一本好词典是学习外语必备的。
2. course n. education imparted in a series of lessons 课程；讲座a French/chemistry/degree course法语/化学/学位课程to take /do a course in art and design攻读美术与设计课程to go on a management training course参加管理培训讲座The college runs specialist language courses.这所学院开设有专门的语言课程。
3. nurture n./v. to help develop; to help grow 培育；养育These dedicate plants need careful nurturing.这些幼嫩的植物需要精心培育。
Her teacher recognized and nurtured her musical talent froman early age.她的老师在她很小的时候就认识到她的音乐才能并加以培养。
新思维大学英语阅读教程4答案上海交通大学1、If people _____ overanxious about remembering something, they will forget it. [单选题] *A. will beB. would beC. wereD. are(正确答案)2、The trouble turned out to have nothing to do with them. [单选题] *A. 由…引发的B. 与…有牵连C. 给…带来麻烦D. 与…不相干(正确答案)3、The bookstore is far away. You’d better _______ the subway. [单选题] *A. sitB. take(正确答案)C. missD. get4、27．My father is a professor and he works in__________ university. [单选题] * A．a (正确答案)B．anC．/D．the5、The red jacket is _______ than the green one. [单选题] *A. cheapB. cheapestC. cheaper(正确答案)D. more cheap6、_____ rooms are both large and comfortable. [单选题] *A. Jack's and Jane's(正确答案)B. Jack and Jane'sC. Jack's and JaneD.Jack and Jane7、Ships can carry more goods than _____ means of transport. [单选题] *A. the otherB. anotherC. any other(正确答案)D. any8、74．No person （）carry a mobile phone into the examination room during the national college Entrance Examinations．[单选题] *A.shall(正确答案)B.mustC.canD.need9、David ______ at home when I called at seven o’clock yesterday evening. （）[单选题] *A. didn’tB. doesn’tC. wasn’t(正确答案)D. isn’t10、John will go home as soon as he _______ his work. [单选题] *A. finishB. will finishC. finishedD. finishes(正确答案)11、31．That's ______ interesting football game. We are all excited. [单选题] * A．aB．an(正确答案)C．theD．/12、（)late for the meeting again, Jack! 一Sorry, I won t. [单选题] *A.Don’tB. Be notC.Don't be(正确答案)D.Not be13、41．—________ do you take?—Small, please. [单选题] *A．What size(正确答案)B．What colourC．How manyD．How much14、The train is coming. Be ______! [单选题] *A. careful(正确答案)B. carefullyC. carelessD. care15、This year our school is _____ than it was last year. [单选题] *A. much more beautiful(正确答案)B. much beautifulC. the most beautifulD. beautiful16、Tom didn’t _______ his exam again. It was a pity. [单选题] *A. winB. pass(正确答案)C. beatD. Fail17、Have you done something _______ on the weekends? [单选题] *A. special(正确答案)B. soreC. convenientD. slim18、It is reported（）three people were badly injured in the traffic accident. [单选题] *A. whichB. that(正确答案)C.whileD.what19、He doesn’t feel well. He has a _______ nose. [单选题] *A. runingB. rainingC. runny(正确答案)D. rainy20、---Excuse me sir, where is Room 301?---Just a minute. I’ll have Bob ____you to your room. [单选题] *A. show(正确答案)B. showsC. to showD. showing21、38．—Do you have ________else to say for your mistake?—________but sorry. [单选题] *A．anything; SomethingB．something; EverythingC．anything; Nothing(正确答案)D．something; Anything22、_______ your help, I can’t finish my job. [单选题] *A. withB. without(正确答案)C. inD. into23、Finally,I have _____ interesting to share with you,and I am sure you will be interested in it. [单选题] *A. everythingB. something(正确答案)C. nothingD. anything24、--Jenny, what’s your favorite _______?? ? ? --like peaches best. [单选题] *A. fruit(正确答案)B. vegetablesC. drinkD. plants25、7．—I've got some ________.—Great! I'd like to write with it. [单选题] * A．funB．chalk(正确答案)C．waterD．time26、We _____ three major snowstorms so far this winter. [单选题] *A.hadB. haveC. have had(正确答案)D.had had27、I hope to see you again _______. [单选题] *A. long long agoB. long beforeC. before long(正确答案)D. long28、Your father is very busy, so he ______ play football with you this afternoon.（）[单选题] *A. doesn’tB. don’tC. isn’tD. won’t(正确答案)29、Chinese people spend _____ money on travelling today as they did ten years ago. [单选题] *A. more than twiceB. as twice muchC. twice as much(正确答案)D. twice more than30、While studying abroad, he financially depended（）his wife. [单选题] *A. on(正确答案)B. ofC. toD. from。
Keys to College English Reading CourseBook 4Unit 1Storm ChasersI. DCABII. 1. 但是新墨西哥州东北部地区地势较高，具有形成旋转式暴风雨的一切地理特征，这种暴风雨被称作“超级暴风雨”，它有可能最终形成最强劲的龙卷风。
2. 能行驶的道路非常有限，地形以山为主，山脉阻挡了雷达的扫描，这给我们追踪正在形成的风暴带来了困难。
3. 但这一切已毫无意义，我们一直监视风暴不停地旋转，最终却没有形成龙卷风。
因此，我们没有获得任何科学数据，看到的却是美丽壮观的风暴逐渐地消失在地平线上。
4. 在形成龙卷风的条件已经成熟的那几天里，可能会有多股强劲的风暴可以成为追逐的目标，最终决定追逐哪一股风暴有时纯属偶然。
Reading-skill exercisesExtract 11.“yet”and “but”, showing contrast; “for”, indicating a reason; “in addition to”, additive;“indeed”, restating an assertion.2.All of them make the paragraph highly cohesive.Extract 2.CBThe Nature of ManI.CDDAII. 1. 他回忆到，他很小的时候夜间常常躺在床上，想象生命会怎样终结、什么是虚无、为什么死亡是无法改变的。
2.随着美国进一步走向多民族化，对人的本性产生了新的认识，进而影响到我们原有的个人观点。
3.我们对涉及人类本性的问题的回答，在很大程度上影响到我们对子女的教育方式，以及对犯罪、贫困等社会问题的处理方式。
4.即使是弗洛伊德也相信：为了平衡其（动物）本能和文明社会的要求，人类能超越其纯动物性的存在。
5.如果我们能够意识到，人类没有道德选择的自由，需要的是设计者来创造一个完美的环境规范人的行为，那么，我们就能创造一个完美的社会。
《全新版大学英语阅读教程4（高级本）》------普通高等教育“十五”国家级规划教材译文（部分）1.The Campers at Kitty Hawk在这篇文章中，John Dos Passos运用散文和诗歌两种文学形式，讲述了莱特兄弟制造的世界上第一架飞机，这是人类历史上最重要的里程碑之一。
他还描述了杰出的莱特兄弟的生活，他们去kitty Hawk 不是为了野营，而是去完成一个听起来不可能的事情。
1903年12月17日,住在俄亥俄州代顿市霍桑街一幢木头房子里的兄弟联合会主教、曾任《宗教嘹望》报编辑的莱特先生收到了他的儿子威尔伯和奥维尔发来的电报。
他们两个突发奇想, 去北卡罗来纳州海岸沙丘上的一个小宿营地度假,给自己匆忙赶制的滑翔机做一些修补。
电文：周四早成功四次飞行，在21mile/hour 从水平面起飞，仅靠引擎力量启动，平均31mile/hour 最长57秒。
数字有点出入，因为电报员误读了奥维夫的潦字。
但事实并没改变，来自dayton，俄亥俄州的两个单车修理工设计，建造，并试飞了一架真正的飞机。
电机预热几分钟后，我松了拉住飞机在跑道的绳，飞机迎风冲去。
韦伯扶着机翼跑以保持机身的平衡，以免跑出跑道。
不像14号那天，今天电机平静的向前稳行，直面27M/H的风。
韦伯一直扶着它直到它跑了40英尺后起飞。
一个救命的摄影师拍下了它离地两英尺的一幕。
它当时刚飞到跑道尾部，飞行过程上下摇摆既不稳定，归因于空气的不平稳和驾驭经验的不足。
一个猛扎结束了它120英尺的飞行旅程。
它飞了12秒，但这是人类飞行史上第一次带人的，全程自力飞行的，过程没有减速的，且最后落点与起点等高的飞行。
晚些时候飞机遇上阵风，打了个翻，撞个粉碎，差点杀了那想把它拉下来的海防巡警。
这很不幸，但兄弟俩太高兴了，并不在意。
他们证明了那该死的东西能飞。
当所有这些尘埃落定，我们马上打包行李回家，因为我们知道飞行器时代已经到来。
他们返回家乡过圣诞。
第四单元译文Part B社会已死我们已经推入i-世界安德鲁·沙利文1 上星期我去纽约时，注意到了我从未想谈的这个城市的某一方面。
是的，夜生活已然死去(我绝不是第一个注意到这点的人）。
白天里你所熟知地不休叫喊，嘈杂，和无序地忙乱，这些纽约城的兴奋剂也和以前有所不同了，它变得安静了。
2 曼哈顿市中心现在是一串迪士尼似的购物中心，河畔公园和美丽的中上等阶级的居住区。
但还有一些其它的什么东西，我看了人行道后便知道了是怎么回事。
3 有一条白色的电线从每个人的耳朵上垂下来，或是塞在口袋或书包里，他们的眼睛有些空无。
每人都在自己的音乐世界里，踏自己的音乐声道，做自己音乐视频中的明星，对外界世界几乎漠视。
他们是Ipod一族4 甚至没有那条白色电线你也能知道是他们。
他们走在街上，沉浸在MP3 的卵裹中，身体彼此碰撞，对微小的社交信号充耳不闻，把每一位不属于他们圈子的人关在门外。
5 时不时的还有人无心的放出跑调的怪音，像是收音机坏了的声音，手指打着响指，手臂随着那奇怪的听不到节奏摆动。
当他人说“劳驾”的时候，他们毫无反应。
说“你好”时也是如此。
在这么多人中却什么也没听到，然而每个人自己却听到了很多，这让人感觉怪怪的。
6 是的，我得坦白我也是他们的中的一份子。
我见证了从我的眼球中看到的纽约景观。
我的白色电线从我的耳朵中探出来，我几年前就加入了这个邪教般的圈子：白色小盒子崇拜教。
7 时不时地我还去礼拜一下---去那个巨大的灯火通明的苹果店。
坐在店铺后边的店员们穿着肃穆的制服都在忙碌着或是坐在“天才吧”般的柜台后,像等着听忏悔的牧师。
8 其他人也如一般我开始于walkman（随身听）,然后是笨笨的MP3播放器。
但IPod 的妙处征服了我。
它的特点是，可以瞬间把我所有音乐都整理了，装在我的口袋里。
9 曾经是偶然的音乐娱乐，现在成了随时可尽享的娱乐。
现在我的I-世界里有了苹果电脑并装了数字媒体播放应用程序，还有便携式多功能数字多媒体播放器。
大学思辨英语教程四4视听说原文第三单元LawEmpathy and JusticePre-class exploration2. Look at the people around you. Select one of them and make a carefulobservation of this person such as his or her appearance, clothing, hairstyle, facialexpression and behavior (such as chewing gum or typing a text message). As youlook at the person, what general impression do you get? Do you like his or her lookor not? Does the person make you smile, chuckle, frown or feel annoyed? Then writedown your observations and discuss them with your partner. Suggestions for instructors:1 The instructor can ask students to describe someone in class in detail and let the others guess who that person is.2 The instructor can provide some pictures from newspapers or magazines so that the students can use those as discussion materials. Ask one group to describea certaincharacter in words and another group to draw the characterbased on the description.Activity 1 Beaver Goes ShoppingRead the following story and discuss with your partner the techniques used in developing the character Beaver.What Beaver saysBeaver talked to different animals about what food to buy. He communicated with several animals about his food.What Beaver doesBeaver talked and acted and kept trying different food after listening to different people’s ad vice.What Beaver thinks and feelsHe felt sad ( unhappy) when he couldn’t find the food he wanted and happy when he got the carrots.Activity 2The following two passages are about two best friends, Deanna and Beverly. Read thetwo passages carefully and discuss with your partner the techniques the authors useto develop the characters in each passage. In Passage 2, highlight those sentences thatcan correspond tothe sentences ([1], [2], [3] and [4]) in Passage 1 and think about theimpact of these differences on readers’ impressions of the two characters.The technique here is whether using showing or telling in character development. While the first uses telling, the second mostly used showing with specific details and dialogues.Activity 3Read Text A and consider how the author keeps moving the plot of the story forward. What techniques are employed to develop the characters?Task 1 Understanding the textTask 2 Responding to the textWrite your answer to each question in full sentences. Then discuss your answers withyour partner.1) What had happened in the past 20 years to Jimmy and Bob?Jimmy became a policeman while Bob got rich by involving in criminal activities.2) What kind of person was Jimmy in the eyes of Bob? Could you imagine Bob’sfeeling while he was waiting for Jimmy?Jimmy was a nice and honest guy. He was excited and proud that he had been “successful”.3) How did Jimmy deal with the awkward situation?He did not reveal his real identity.4) If you were Jimmy, how would you deal with the awkward situation?Answers may vary.Activity 4Read Text B and consider how the author presents the change of the Selfish Giant. What techniques are employed to develop the character Giant?Task 1 Understanding the textComplete the chronological outline of the text. Include the most important events in the story.1) Children liked to play in the Giant’s garden. 5) Every afternoon, when school was over, the children came and played withthe Giant.6) Years went over, and the Giant grew very old and feeble.7) One winter morning he looked out of his window he found a tree covered with lovely white blossomsand underneath it stood the little boy he had loved.8) When the children ran in that afternoon, they found the Giant lying deadunder the tree, all covered with white blossoms.Task 2 Responding to the textWrite your answer to each question in full sentences. Then discuss your answers with your partner.1) Why was the Giant unhappy to see the children playing in his garden when he cameback from his visit to his friend? Have you ever seen a similar phenomenon in your life?He thought the garden was his and he did not want to share it with others.2) How did the author present the Giant’s realization of his selfishness?Through a monologue “my own garden is my own garden” and his action of putting a no trespassing sign.3) What did the Giant gain by allowing the children to play in his garden?He gained happiness.4) What role did the little boy play in the development of the story?The little boy changed the selfish giant into a loving giant and as a symbolic figure(angel); he was very important.Activity 5Read Text A and Text B and find more examples of concrete language and figurative language. Then discuss their functions with your partner.Activity 6The following sentences are developed from the sentence Sheila replied,“I don’tknow where he is.”With different concrete details, Sheila becomes different kindsof person.Discuss with your partner your understanding of what kind of personSheila is in each context.1) Sheila rolled her eyes and sighed loudly, then threw up her hands in exasperation and replied curtly, “I don’t know where he is.”Sheila was quick-tempered.2) Staring blankly out of the window, Sheila exhaled softly, closed her eyes for a moment and replied, “I don’t know where he is.”Sheila was gentle.3) Sheila stared at her mother, teary-eyed, shuddering with fear, and sobbingly replied, “I don’t know where he is.”Sheila was timid /fearful.4) Sheila continued to pass the items over the scanner, staring down at the counter, and without even looking at the customer, replied indifferently, “I don’t know where he is.”Sheila was impolite.Activities 7-8Suggestions for instructors:These two activities would help students to practice the characterization skills as well as characterization through concrete and/or figurative language.We suggest that the teacher could ask students to work on the two activities themselves first. If in class, the teacher could ask students to select one task from each activity and work in pair about 10 minutes. Then the teacher could ask students to share their work and arrange the whole class to appreciate their writing.More examples for Activity 8The old woman looked old and sad.A.When I came out of the train, I heard someone sobbing. I headed towards the direction whereby the sobbing came from. I spotted an old woman with wrinkled skin and silver hair. She had teeth that had yellowed with age. She also looked miserable and gloomy. The old woman was sitting in a humid corner whereby no one cared about her. As I went closer to her, I could see tears streaming down her face. I realized that she was hunched-back. I could tell from her appearance that she was a burden to her family.B.The frail-looking lady inched forward like she only had a limited space to move her feet. From a far distance, I could see her wrinkled skin and her teeth that had yellowed with age. She looked cheerless with sunken eyes and cheeks. Her sinewy hands looked like she had worked hard for many years. She looked really feeble and seemed like she could not even swat a fly without missing it. Her silvery hair was no longer bright and shiny, but instead it was dull. Her face was gloomy and her smile was gone. She hunched her back and took a couple of steps forward. She looked up in dismay and sighed.If time permits, the instructor can ask students to work in groups andlist five ways to show that a person is sad, or angry or happy.For example:On entering the door I remembered the doll I had broken. I felt my way to the hearth and picked what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow.—The Story of My Life —The Diamond NecklaceShe wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms.—The Story of an HourAfter Harry Potter’s parents were killed, baby Harry was put onto the doorsteps of his uncle and aunt which made Hagrid, Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore sad:For a full minute the three of them stood and looked at the little bundle; —Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Harry.– (Fred was killed and Hermione was sad, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)Hermione Before Harry could say or do anything, she tucked the enormous ran toward the staircase to the girls’ dormitories and out of sight.—Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanface as low as possible, wiping them off on his robes, pretending to do up his shoelace, so that Lupin wouldn't see.–Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban“You may rest assured that she will be punished,” Mr. Crouch added coldly.“M-m-master…” Winky stammered, looking up at Mr. Crouch, “M-m-master, p-p-please…”—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire“Master Barty, you bad boy!” whispered Winky, tears trickling between her fingers.—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire。
